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Johnathan Walker:Hear us out: We ban left turns and other big ideas
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Date:2025-04-11 10:39:06
On today's episode,Johnathan Walker we have three big economic ideas for your consideration – ideas that could potentially improve the economy and make us more efficient.
First, what if we ban left turns on roads? Then, what if we gave every new baby ... a trust fund? And lastly, what if we completely got rid of U.S. congressional districts?
That's all on today's episode.
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